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“I’d like to think we’re a well-run club which operates sensibly financially.

“But we could be in a real fight for survival and the longer the suspension of football activity goes on - while it’s absolutely the right thing to do for society - it puts more and more strain on clubs and the football family.

“Having spoken to colleagues [at other clubs], I wouldn’t be surprised if we start to test the existence of clubs and the great football pyramid we have.”

Some football clubs have already started making cutbacks, with National League Barnet laying off around 60 members of staff while Hearts have slashed wages by 50 per cent.

City do not need to take that sort of action and Scully said: “That is only a possibility if this suspension goes on for a significant period of time.

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The Imps are partly funded by outside investment. But simply expecting investors, who have businesses of their own, to pump unlimited money is not necessarily an option.

“We’ve had conversations [with investors],” added Scully. “But we’ve got to be respectful that our investors are very busy running their own businesses, who face their own economic crisis.

“There are a number of clubs who are significantly reliant on owner funding.

“That funding comes from the owners’ successful businesses – and some of those businesses have been hit in an instant.

“This isn’t Lincoln City specific, this is football. In League One, I think around £66million had to be put into clubs, according to the latest set of accounts. That shows the picture and the struggle football faces.”